Biotechnology: what it is and how its about to change our lives Biotechnology - technology that uses living organisms to make products - could soon allow us to conjure up products as diverse as household cleaning products, organs for transplant and cleaner renewable fuels
How the bioeconomy is enhancing the 5 senses | World Economic Forum Biotechnology is increasingly woven into our everyday lives, while the bioeconomy is emerging as a viable way to tackle challenges like the climate crisis and food insecurity From gene therapy that restores hearing to bioengineered plants and fabrics, biotech is already having a tangible impact on all five of our senses Innovations in biotech also support a circular economy by creating
Biotechnology: From transforming healthcare to transforming our planet . . . Biotechnology’s reach extends beyond the generation of life saving treatments to provide innovations that address critical planetary challenges Alternative forms of biotechnology are responsible for often subtle yet transformative contributions to our daily lives Biotechnology beyond medicine is actively helping us to achieve the SDGs in an inconspicuous yet powerful fashion at a time when
Four intractable problems that biotechnology can help solve Modern molecular biotechnology, or the application of our knowledge of the genome to engineer organisms with beneficial traits, enables new solutions to today’s challenges Today, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which adds the tools of molecular biotechnology to humanity’s toolbox, promises similar improvements in wellbeing as those that were delivered by previous technological